The tomato and bell pepper came from the garden.
The nopales were an experiment from foraged cactus. Definitely going to try a different recipe for that because the one I used left a lot of gel okra like gel making plating a little harder than it should be. Once I find the right recipe cactus will be a practically free food source
Instead of buying chicken thighs I bought a whole roaster and butchered it myself. This dramatically cuts the cost of chicken as long as you are going to use the whole thing. In this case I just used the thighs but I have uses for the rest including all the “waste” parts going to make a stock at some point.
Cost per person: $3.42 About a dollar of that was just cheese
I like the convenience of canned refried beans. Old El Paso has the best mix of mush and whole beans. I normally add a teaspoon of homemade chili powder and another of cumin to give it some flavor.
If I made my own I could probably save 75% on the cost. Once it’s a little cooler and drier I will can up bunch of pintos because used so much more refried beans this year than last.
I will wait for the weather to change because the pressure canner is a good way to bump the humidity in the house.